The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-05

I there ia funds on hand, on the best
terms hey can be had, giving those
that offer their bonds Fl -st the prefer.
ence. THIS should be done, as our
levy and resources are ample to meet
the payment OF all our bonds falling
dns in 1850. By 80 doing the fund on
hand, il judiciously managed, can be
inside profitable to the county in the
saving ofS per cent. interest.
COURTHOUSE.
Much talk and gossip has been 20.
ipg the ounds in regs d to the sale OF
. the courthouse. This, gentlemen, ia a
matte. for your consideration, and
can ohy give you my individual views
OF tleiubject. There seems to be an
= slroa universal desire that II the
ba ding could be sold at a reason able
ice that 1t should be done, and the
county build courthouse more suit
able for its purposes
4 II lie fact that will be readily Goa.
coded by all intelligent people that the
building is wholly uDfitted for court
house, and at the same time IL will
be admitted that the building
for hotel purposes has scarcely an
equal in the State. II is a magnificent
structure, built Of the best material and
expressly for hotel, aad should the
anticipated union depot be built NJ
the place con emplsted, this building,
as hotel, on account Of its location
and proximity TO the depot, would be
the leading hotel in the city. In or.
der that some one may be authorized
TO act, l would suggest that commit
tee be appointed to look into the mat
ter, 30 as TO have eomeone TO confer
With should any individual or compa-
ny make any proposition to buy, and
that the committee report all matters
at any future term of this court.
TURsPIKHs.
Shelby county is the only county In
the Slate that has taken advantage of
the benefits OF the acts OF 1888 author.
izng the County Coult, to levy tax
for building free turnpikes. 50 far a.
our county Is concerned it was mis-.
fortune that the law placed limit on
the levy as 1t is now demonstrated that
1t is the only tax on our
list OF taxee that the whole
peop'e pay more cheeriully than all
others. Beiog limited in our leyies,
under the original acts Of the Leeisla.
ture 10 10 cents on the 800 worth #
property, IL placed quite small fund
in the hands OF the commissioners to
carry out the work as fast as they
wished and the travelling public de.
sired.
While thus limited in our resources
we were crippled by come slipshod
legislation during the las, session, g,
tha' We will lose nearly $4,000 this
year.
This is an enterprise that the present
generation OF taxpayers are anxious to
see completed, and one that no citizen
can cay he is not interested In, and
one for which tue people ara more
than willing TO be taxed. The com.
mlss!oners for three years have done
all they could do with the limited re-
sources at hsnd.
ALI the taxes levied and collected in
that tune have been expended within
a radius OF four miles Of the city Of
Memphis This was necessarily com.
PEELED 10 be done. We had 10 have n
staring point somewhere, and we are
now Ia a condition with the proper
aid 10 commence and run our m ain
thoroughiares TO the county line.
Whenever our main roads are piked
into the country 10 where the people
can see and realize the benefits Of
them, then what opposition may now
exist will cease to exist sny longer.
Let the county be thoroughly piked,
and the people will rel DICE and be
glad, ard then the cry Of the foolish
expenditure Of public moneys will no
longer be heard. No class oil our PEG.
pie In the county need It as much a.
the farmer, who has often been com
PEELED 10 hitch his four mules 10 his
wagon 10 haul tvo bales Of cotton TO
market. Pike the roads aud let them
with the same team haul his ten bales
TO market. When this IL doie il
brings the remotest citizen OF The cou.-
~ within the gates OF your city.
Whea this grand work is completed
you will have q taxable wealth OF
A0,000,O00. People in the country
are becoming impatient with the
seeming tardiness OF this noble work,
but II cannot DO avoided, rs our
means are limited. Toe problem 10
what can be done to Las.en the
completion Of this enterprise
without one dollar additional burden
on the pepper can only give you
my own opinion aud / do 20 for the
purpose alone OF bringing the ques.
tion before You for your consideration
aud sound Judgment. This and the
court house question are new md
submit 10 you for your future act on.
While an opposed, upon general
principles, 10 ieeuing bonds u aay
individual or corporation, am per.
iectly satisfied that IL would be- 10 the
interest OF the county 10 iHus her
own bonds 10 raise tho money
% complete the work OF building tura-
pixies. No one can object 10 II. II
cannot be said that we issue for any
one bu. the county's interest. We
are the sole owners Of the work when
done. No one complains OF paying 10
cents on the 500 worth OF property
TO build pixies under existing laws. II
Ia done cheerlully. Should the
county issue 100000 In bonds this
same 10 cents levy on fair assese-
ment will pay the interest on the
bonds and create q sinking fund 10 10
deem every bond on maturity, say ten,
twenty or thirty years. II you issue
no bonds II will take the same length